With the country's flag besides him Kristoff has for a while been rumoured to be a target of Uno-X, and with the team's ambitions to rise to World Tour level in the near future, it comes as a very logical move to go after the nation's most prestigious rider currently in action. Kristoff is a past winner of the Tour des Flandres, Milano-Sanremo aswell as four stages at the Tour de France and countless other high-level wins.
He has this year won Scheldeprijs with a surprising solo attack, aswell as the Clasica de Almeria and a stage at the Tour of Norway to bring further success to the
Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux team where he moved to this season. The Belgian team made moves in the market to assure Kristoff of a leadout train, which has been successful up until now. With a one year contract however, there is no knowing if the 34-year old will be looking to join the ranks of another team...